NeMO
studies
the
dynamic
interactions
between
submarine
volcanic
activity
and
seafloor
hotsprings
at
an
observatory
called
Axial
Seamount.
The
research
activities
at
NeMO
provide
an
extraordinary
educational
opportunity,
both
from
the
daily
reports
from
expeditions
at
sea
and
from
creative
learning
materials
based
on
NeMO
results.
The
site
features
curriculum
materials
designed
for
high
school
and
...
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A
global
hydrological
database
is
considered
essential
for
research
and
application-oriented
hydrological
and
climatological
projects
at
global,
regional
and
basin
scales.
This
includes
water
balance
studies,
investigation
of
trends
in
long-term
hydrological
time
series,
coupling
of
hydrological
and
meteorological
models,
flux
of
fresh
water
and
pollutants
into
the
oceans,
and
the
coupling
of
runoff
...
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Grade level:
High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, General public

This web page is a tide and current predictor provided by Dean Pentcheff from the University of South Carolina. The site allows you to select a region, choose the location, and then prepare a customized table of tidal height and/or current speed and direction.
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This
online
multidisciplinary
project
is
part
of
the
Center
for
Improved
Engineering
and
Science
Education
(CIESE)
program,
which
has
developed
internet
activities
for
the
elementary,
middle,
and
high
school
level
student.
It
utilizes
both
real
time
data
and
primary
source
materials
to
help
guide
students
to
discover
the
science
and
history
of
the
Gulf
Stream.
Students
investigate
the
driving
forces
...
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This
online
module
includes
three
activities:
Spiral
Shapes,
Elliptical
Slide,
and
Imagine
Irregular.
By
completing
these
activities,
students
discover
that
galaxies
come
in
different
shapes
and
learn
about
the
process
used
by
astronomers
to
classify
them.
Additional
background
information
is
provided
in
the
Galaxy
Gossip
and
Galaxy
Gallery
sections
of
this
module.
Students
may
complete
this
activity
...
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In
this
activity,
students
plot
data
from
GLOBE
schools
on
a
map
with
latitude
and
longitude
lines
and
draw
contours
based
on
the
values
plotted.
The
resource
includes
a
student
worksheet
and
data
table.
Several
suggestions
for
extensions
of
this
activity
using
different
types
of
data
sets
are
included.
This
learning
resource
is
part
of
the
Atmosphere
chapter
of
the
GLOBE
Teacher's
Guide.
GLOBE
(Global
...
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To
determine
if
data
values
are
reasonable,
students
need
to
understand
the
units
of
measurement
and
be
able
to
estimate
the
expected
range
of
values
in
data.
This
activity
has
groups
of
students
collecting
and
recording
data,
changing
some
of
the
numbers,
and
challenging
each
other
to
identify
values
that
are
unreasonable
for
the
data
set.
Students
practice
the
skills
of
estimation
and
recognition
...
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Students
will
collect
samples
of
particles
in
the
air
on
simple
slides
they
make
themselves.
They
will
classify,
count
and
chart
their
findings,
draw
conclusions,
make
predictions,
and
compare
their
findings
to
other
available
data.
Supplies
needed
for
the
investigation
include
microscope
slides,
petroleum
jelly,
magnifying
glass,
microscope,
Eosin,
and
Methyln
Blue
or
iodine.
The
activity
is
part
...
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In
this
introductory
climate
change
investigation,
students
will
set
up
at
least
one
temperature
monitoring
station
at
the
school
and
take
daily
minimum
and
maximum
temperature
readings.
These
local
average
temperatures
can
be
compared
to
the
global
average
temperatures
for
the
period
of
1854
to
1990
found
in
the
appendix,
and
compare
their
data
with
datasets
used
by
scientists
that
detect
global
...
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Grade level:
Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

Resource type:
Classroom activity, In-situ dataset

Subject:
Atmospheric science, Climatology, History and philosophy of science, Technology

In
this
lesson,
students
hypothesize
what
types
of
clouds
they
believe
will
create
the
most
precipitation
(rainfall)
over
Nashville,
TN.
Scientists
have
studied
the
physical
properties
of
clouds
and
have
developed
instruments
onboard
satellites
to
characterize
the
types
of
clouds
they
see
below.
Some
satellites
have
instruments
that
allow
them
to
measure
rainfall
as
well.
Students
use
the
Live
Access
...
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